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orthodoc · 10-15-2012, 05:17 PM

I think the issue was that it would've been easy for him to get into a fatal, uncontrolled horizontal spin - which he almost did, but recovered - so it wasn't just a matter of falling. He had to maintain control the whole time, manoeuvre into a position to maximize his velocity (since he was trying to break Mach 1), and survive.

They were also checking the viability of his space suit, to see if astronauts could survive jumps from those altitudes if necessary. So, something useful besides the basic publicity.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-15-2012, 11:00 PM

I think you're all responding to what was a joke, not a question.

10-15-2012, 05:17 PM	#1
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I think the issue was that it would've been easy for him to get into a fatal, uncontrolled horizontal spin - which he almost did, but recovered - so it wasn't just a matter of falling. He had to maintain control the whole time, manoeuvre into a position to maximize his velocity (since he was trying to break Mach 1), and survive. They were also checking the viability of his space suit, to see if astronauts could survive jumps from those altitudes if necessary. So, something useful besides the basic publicity. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-15-2012, 11:00 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think you're all responding to what was a joke, not a question. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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